Mark Woods
Japan's churches: Our country needs to face up to its past
Japanese churches have called on their government to face up to their country's war record and to introduce new 'anti-hate' laws.
Pope gives red carpet treatment to homeless and refugees at Vatican premiere of biopic
Homeless are special guests at the premiere of a film about the life of Pope Francis.
Oscar Pistorius: Shock murder verdict will see him return to jail
South Africa Appeals court overturns previous conviction.
Police swoop on FIFA officials, arrest two in pre-dawn raid
Swiss authorities on Thursday detained two FIFA officials based on arrest requests submitted by the US Department of Justice, Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice said.
The dark side of forgiveness: How churches sometimes ask too much
Forgiveness can be a liberating and fulfilling experience. But it can be really, really hard.
Churches are becoming more welcoming to transgender people, says Cambridge academic
A growing number of Churches around the world are taking an inclusive approach, according to Rev Duncan Dormer.
Black pastors were 'prostitutes' for meeting Trump, says pastor Jamal Bryant
Around 100 pastors met Trump on Monday in a gathering that was controversial from the start.
Kong Hee appeals, says sentence is too severe: Prosecution says it's not enough
Kong Hee, disgraced pastor of Singapore's City Harvest Church, filed appeals with five other former church leaders against their convictions today.
Insanity plea for killer of Palestinian boy burned alive
Parents demand justice for Mohammed al Khdeir who was was beaten and set on fire
The condom controversy: How the Catholic Church became the bad guy over HIV
The pope said on his way back from Africa that the use of condoms was just a 'band-aid' solution to the problems of the continent.
Rob Bell's successor resigns: 'Being a pastor is not really who I am'
Kent Dobson took over the church from Bell when he left in 2012.
Christian family loses appeal against removal of children for 'radicalism and indoctrination'
The five children of the Norwegian couple were taken on the grounds of "Christian radicalism and indoctrination".
Planned Parenthood: How the Colorado shooting challenges the pro-life movement
The Colorado shooting exposed the tensions between US pro-life movement and the democratically-expressed will of the American people, who want abortion to be legal.
Why Brad Pitt's an atheist and why the Church should pay attention
In a Daily Telegraph interview last weekend Brad Pitt was candid about his lack of faith.
Christian college head: No, we won't issue 'trigger warnings' before altar calls
A student at Oklahoma Wesleyan University last week complained because he felt "victimized" by a sermon on love.
Advent: 10 things you didn't know about the pre-Christmas season
The Church season of Advent, which leads up to Christmas, isn't about consuming things at all â not even the chocolate in Advent calendars.